âBig sister Ling, big brother Long Chen isnât a bad person. He-â Xiao Yu hastily tried to explain.
âWhat do you understand? These invaders are all extremely bad people. They use all kinds of sinister schemes. He might be able to trick you two, but he canât trick me.â The woman waved her hand, cutting her off. âI still havenât told you two off yet. Who said you could run out like this? Do you know how worried everyone was for you?â
âI know, sister Ling. We were looking for the seven star red spider lily nectar for aunt Qing.â Xiao Fei lowered his head.
âYou⌠Youâll soon be sixteen years old. When will you grow up? That nectar is something you might spend months looking for without finding it. Furthermore, this is the absolute worst time to look for it. I know you donât want to see your aunt Qing in pain, but during this time, if something happened to you, wouldnât you just make aunt Qing feel even more pain?â That woman rubbed Xiao Feiâs cheek a bit tenderly.
âHmph, how many times have we told you? The invaders are all despicable and shameless schemers. How could you be so stupid as to trust them?â The man who had been sent flying by Long Chen now arrived in front of Xiao Fei, furious.
âBig brother Long Chen isnât a bad person!â Xiao Fei didnât retort the womanâs words, but he immediately became enraged when this man spoke.
âWhat do you understand? Invaders are enemies, and how could enemies be good people?!â shouted the man furiously.
âDonât use this kind of tone. Xiao Fei is the future inheritor of the tribe. Pay attention to your status.â That woman immediately came up to protect Xiao Fei upon seeing him curse Xiao Fei so furiously.
âHmph, someone without a head will only cause trouble for others. How can someone who canât even understand the big picture be the tribe leader? Furthermore, his talent can only count as average in his realm. Are people really supposed to be convinced by that?â snorted the tall man disdainfully.
âXiao Gu, you go too far!â raged the woman.
âHow did I go too far? I just have this temperament. You know me,â said the large man Xiao Gu obstinately.
âHow dramatic. Truly a good drama!â Long Chen finally interrupted their argument. âWell, please continue with your drama. I still have stuff to do, so Iâll leave first. Little brother, goodbye!â Long Chen waved his hand to Xiao Fei and turned to leave.
âHold it! Leave your life behind first!â shouted Xiao Gu. Everyone immediately surrounded Long Chen. Half of them had reached Sea Expansion, and most importantly, they were all Celestials.
Long Chen narrowed his eyes and icily said, âI didnât kill you just now because of Xiao Fei. If anyone wants to block me now, then donât blame me for starting a slaughter.â
âSister Ling, donât do this! Big brother Long Chen saved our lives, and he also helped us find the seven star red spider lily nectar! Look!â Xiao Fei was appalled to see that a battle was about to erupt and he hastily showed that sister Ling the nectar. He gave everyone a quick recount of his experience with Long Chen.
âAre you telling the truth?â asked a startled Xiao Ling.
âOf course itâs true! Donât fight! Weâre all on the same side!â said Xiao Yu.
âEveryone stop!â ordered Xiao Ling. Following her shout, the majority of the people came to her side. Only three people continued to surround Long Chen, and one of them was Xiao Gu.
âXiao Gu, what do you think youâre doing?â Xiao Lingâs expression sank. This Xiao Gu was becoming more and more unbridled. He was clearly going against her.
âHmph, have you forgotten our ancestorsâ rules? Invaders are enemies that absolutely canât be trusted! Are you planning on violating the ancestorsâ rules?â shouted Xiao Gu. He had no intention of giving up.
Long Chenâs attack just now had humiliated him. Although Long Chen had spared him, Xiao Gu wasnât grateful. He still wanted to work together with everyone to kill him.
Long Chen didnât say anything. He just watched. If any of them dared to attack, he would kill them no matter what anyone said. He definitely couldnât indulge such people.
âI donât need you to teach me the rules. He saved Xiao Fei and Xiao Yu, so he is a benefactor of our Xiao tribe. To forget gratitude is also forbidden according to the ancestral teachings. This matter canât be handled by me, nor can it be handled by you. The tribe leader will naturally make his decision. Right now, we should go back as fast as possible. Donât make me turn hostile against you.â Xiao Lingâs expression became increasingly stern. Her position was clearly the highest here.
âHmph.â Xiao Gu snorted and retreated with the other two. But he still kept a close eye on Long Chen.
âYou are Long Chen?â Xiao Lingâs expression became slightly more gentle.
âThereâs no need to waste the time. I only saved them because I saw that they didnât abandon each other even in the face of death. Thereâs no need to thank me. I just do whatever I want. Now, I want to leave as I have many more things to do. I really donât feel like watching your melodramatic internal fight.â Long Chen shook his head and was about to leave.
âBig brother Long Chen, donât leave. Follow us back to the tribe so we can thank you,â said Xiao Yu sincerely, pulling on his sleeve.
âI appreciate the thought, but thereâs no need. I really have things to do, so I canât tarry any longer.â Long Chen politely escaped her hold.
Seeing that Long Chen refused to go back with them, Xiao Yu and Xiao Fei were a bit disappointed. Xiao Gu suddenly sneered, âI just knew he had to be scheming against you two. Heâs afraid of being exposed, so he doesnât dare to come.â
âLeave your shallow provocations for children. Itâs embarrassing to look at,â retorted Long Chen. As expected, wherever there were people, there were idiots.
âLong Chen, I can use my head to guarantee your safety. Our Xiao tribe has its own pride, and we definitely wonât harm someone who has helped us. Furthermore, I trust that you came to the Immemorial Path in search of opportunities. Well, who understands the Immemorial Path better than us, the people who live here?â said Xiao Ling.
Long Chen was moved by that. That was true. The map he had obtained was something created through generations of experts that had entered the Immemorial Path.
But these indigenous people had lived here for countless years. They definitely had to have a greater understanding of this place. If they told him a few good secret locations, wouldnât he have made a huge profit?
But he was still a bit hesitant. If they didnât have any good intentions, then wouldnât he be sending himself to the tigerâs den? However, looking at Xiao Fei and Xiao Yuâs expectant gazes, as well as Xiao Lingâs righteous manner, it seemed they were trustworthy. Well, as long as he ignored that idiot Xiao Gu, they seemed trustworthy.
âIt seems it really is difficult to refuse hospitality. If I continue to decline, I would become someone who doesnât know how to appreciate kindness.â Long Chen smiled. Although it was a bit risky, he trusted his intuition. People unafraid of death were normally more trustworthy.
âGreat! Big brother Long, once we get back to the tribe, Iâll treat you to some wine,â laughed Xiao Fei excitedly. Although his size was no longer so small, his manner was still quite childish.
Only Xiao Gu looked at Long Chen a bit disdainfully upon seeing him agree. But he didnât say anything.
They crossed seven blocks. Long Chen didnât sense anything, but Xiao Fei and the othersâ auras began to grow as the halos of light around their bodies faded.
âHahaha, we finally escaped that damnable suppression. Long Chen, do you believe me when I say that I can now crush you with a single fist?â Xiao Gu suddenly laughed and pointed at Long Chen.
âXiao Gu! Long Chen is our guest. If you dare to be so rude again, donât blame me for becoming hostile!â shouted Xiao Ling.
It wasnât just Xiao Ling who was infuriated now. The other experts were also dissatisfied. One of the other Sea Expansion Celestials icily said, âXiao Gu, pay attention to your status. Donât go too far.â
âXiao Qiang, it seems that with your mid Sea Expansion power, you donât have the qualifications to criticize me,â sneered Xiao Gu. But he didnât continue making things hard on Long Chen. He just continued traveling with them.
Perhaps she felt a bit apologetic, but Xiao Ling took the initiative to say, âAll the indigenous people are normally fine and wonât suffer any suppression except perhaps in some trial regions. But when the Immemorial Path opens, the laws of the Immemorial Path change. Other than near our homeland where we have special formations, we will receive a heavy suppression.â
Long Chen nodded. He hadnât expected there to be such a secret. Although he had guessed a bit of it before, for Xiao Ling to be so sincere, it seemed he had made the right choice in coming.
They once more advanced for a while when Xiao Ling suddenly stopped and apologetically said, âLong Chen, Iâm sorry, but the rest of the way is a secret of our tribe. Please wear this blindfold. It will isolate your divine sense. I hope you can understand why we need to do this.â
Long Chen looked at Xiao Fei and Xiao Yu. They nodded, so he smiled and received the blindfold. Since he had chosen to trust them, he would trust them to the end.
This blindfold had strange runes to block his divine sense, but they werenât aware just how strong his spiritual perception was. With his vast Spiritual Strength, this blindfold was unable to completely block his divine sense.
Just relying on a bit of Spiritual Strength that could slip through, Long Chen could see everything. After two more blocks, a new group of people appeared. Upon seeing Long Chen, they didnât say anything.
After a bit more, a transportation formation appeared. Once it activated, Long Chen found that he had appeared within a huge tribe.